Attempting to Create a May 12, 2010 PHPDN eMagazine
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:53 am
Hello everyone,
A week or two ago, I posted an idea for a PHPDN e-Magazine. The response was generally positive, but doubtful that we could get content. So, I'm going to see what I can do. The original suggestion was to get 6-months of commitment. I suspect that will never happen, so, I'm going to try to take this one step at a time. (If it's OK with everyone).
I want to aim for having issue 1 ready by Tuesday, May 11th, and posted for download on May 12th. If we can't have it for download here, I'll host the download on my own server, at least for now.
Any of the following information is subject to change based on feedback, but I want to TRY this, so, here goes.
My target dates are as follows:
4/29 - Article Drafts and Ideas
5/3 - Layout and artwork freeze
5/9 - Final editing (A version will be made available to contributors to proof their articles)
For this issue, we're looking at:
1. Introduction to the eMagazine
2. Magazine Naming (for now, PHPDN eMagazine)
3. Beginner's Tips: Strings in PHP (OmniUni)
4. Storing Images with PHP (Pickle)*
*Pickle, will you still do an article on storing images (or not) in databases? Please?
I'd like at least one more article for this premiere issue, so, any takers? Hardware, humor, draw a comic, anything is fair game here! Also, is there anyone interested in helping me with layout and design?
If you'd like to contribute, please let me know! I would request a good picture/headshot for use with the article, and if you can provide code or screenshots, that would be great.
Are you wondering "What if nothing ever goes past this first issue? Isn't this a worthless waste of time?" I respond: "There's always somewhere you have to start."
A week or two ago, I posted an idea for a PHPDN e-Magazine. The response was generally positive, but doubtful that we could get content. So, I'm going to see what I can do. The original suggestion was to get 6-months of commitment. I suspect that will never happen, so, I'm going to try to take this one step at a time. (If it's OK with everyone).
I want to aim for having issue 1 ready by Tuesday, May 11th, and posted for download on May 12th. If we can't have it for download here, I'll host the download on my own server, at least for now.
Any of the following information is subject to change based on feedback, but I want to TRY this, so, here goes.
My target dates are as follows:
4/29 - Article Drafts and Ideas
5/3 - Layout and artwork freeze
5/9 - Final editing (A version will be made available to contributors to proof their articles)
For this issue, we're looking at:
1. Introduction to the eMagazine
2. Magazine Naming (for now, PHPDN eMagazine)
3. Beginner's Tips: Strings in PHP (OmniUni)
4. Storing Images with PHP (Pickle)*
*Pickle, will you still do an article on storing images (or not) in databases? Please?
I'd like at least one more article for this premiere issue, so, any takers? Hardware, humor, draw a comic, anything is fair game here! Also, is there anyone interested in helping me with layout and design?
If you'd like to contribute, please let me know! I would request a good picture/headshot for use with the article, and if you can provide code or screenshots, that would be great.
Are you wondering "What if nothing ever goes past this first issue? Isn't this a worthless waste of time?" I respond: "There's always somewhere you have to start."